Fuels and heating systems (5 cr)

Code: EN00BH39-3014

General information

Enrollment: 02.01.2023 - 15.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 09.01.2023 - 26.05.2023
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Construction and Energy Engineering

Campus: Kotka Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Energy Engineering

Teachers: Jyri Mulari; Hannu Sarvelainen

Teacher in charge: Hannu Sarvelainen

Groups: ENKT23KM
Energy engineering, part-time studies

Course: EN00BH39

No reservations found for realization EN00BH39-3014!

Objective

After this study you can:
- define the required thermal power and annual thermal energy for a simple building
- understand the basics of district heating network design
- calculate heating plant thermal and fuel power for a district heating network
- examine the profitability of alternate heating methods in buildings
- examine the profitability of heat production.

Content

Why must buildings be heated?
How is thermal energy transferred in a district heating network?
Where is thermal energy used in heat production?
Which kind of fuel is used for heat production?
What is entrepreneurship in heat production?

Course material

Opiskelumateriaali ilmoitetaan opintojakson Learn-alustalla.

Study forms and methods

Opintojakso suoritetaan työviikkopohjaisesti.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Opintojaksoon ei yleensä sisälly TKI- ja työelämäyhteistyötä. TKI-hankkeiden ja yritysten tilanteen mukaan joitain harjoitustehtäviä voi olla toimeksiantoina.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Energiantuotannon ja sähkölaitostekniikan perusteet